Dinosaurs - A Catalyst for Critical Thought

Explains how to use students passion for dinosaurs to trigger interest in science and develop critical thinking skills.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction; 2. Critical thought; 3. Dinosaurs as critical thought catalysts; 4. Jurassic Park, dinosaur idolatry, and educational obligation; 5. Summary.

Zusammenfassung

Students' passion for dinosaurs can be harnessed to trigger interest in science and be used to develop critical thinking skills. Three methods for developing critical thought are outlined in this Element: using dinosaur paleontology to illustrate logical fallacies and flawed arguments, evaluating primary dinosaur literature, and critiquing dinosaur documentaries.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Darrin Pagnac
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 30.11.2018
• EAN: 9781108717922
• ISBN: 978-1-108-71792-2
• Seiten: 75
• Serien: Elements of Paleontology; Elements of Paleontology
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Pädagogik > Schulpädagogik, Didaktik, Methodik; Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Geowissenschaften > Paläontologie; SCIENCE / Paleontology, universities, Teaching skills & techniques, Teaching of a specific subject, Palaeontology